MSS 6: Wallace Dwight Humiston Papers, 1886-1938

Creator: Wallace Dwight Humiston (1886-1941)

Extent: 20 in. (260 items)

Description: Congregational clergyman and town librarian, of Litchfield, Connecticut, Humiston kept a diary from 1903 until 1938 about everyday chores. Four volumes of these and an index are in the collection, together with extensive material on the history of the Humiston family and correspondence with Donald Lines Jacobus and members of the Humiston family.

Research Topics: Genealogy of Humiston family; everyday life of pastor and bachelor in early 20th century; travel in early 20th century